KX500 fans check this out

[kezzafish]

It said the MON for 91 was 82 (although this'll vary depending on fuel brand i'm sure) and MON with for 98 being only 84 this is a bit of a shock

[honda_power]

it must be better than that, my bike pings on 91, 98 its sweet

[kezzafish]

that's what BP said according to the article. There is a difference (82-84) so maybe that's enough?

[Armitage Shanks]

Nice Bike Dafydd.....And, if only.....

I gotta '04 KX500 ( Last model ) in the shed, stock standard apart from Moose Heel guards, Answer bars ( Honda fit ), FMF Gnarly Pipe and a V-Force reed kit ...also have a dedicated Moose sump guard which is hangin' on the hook and not fitted ...this bike is fast and fancy, but it has'nt been out for over a year ...Last of the big Greens and only 40 hrs from new and I guess probably poot poots....around the high 60's hp at the crank and 101 kg dry. This was the bike that Kawasaki did'nt even include in their '04 brochure .

Paid 10,750 for it, someone tell I did the wrong thing.

Remember no-one can say they know all about dirt-bikes till they've clicked through the gears on a 500 .....

Just assimilated the past diatribe and nice to read your comments, thanks ..

Have the '04 on the stand tonight and just lubed the chain, adjusted and tightened other things ( seat was missing a bolt ), cleaned the airbox ( it was clean anyway ) ...even polished the spokes and gave it a kiss when I was finished.....

Gonna lube the filter and maybe go for a squirt this weekend if I'm lucky but the forecast does'nt sound good ..14 months inactive , Gearbox oil is fresh, new sparklug ? or stick with the original, Bikes done 39 hrs only .

Looking fwd to getting back into the dirt....

[Armitage Shanks]

Just tonight, new fuel and the old plug...second kick and she's away ...very lean and high reving to start with but I guess that's understandable as the 04 KX5 has'nt been run for over 6 months ..settled down to the characteristic Ding...Ding after a couple of minutes.... New plug tommorrow and might see one of you guys up the Waimak this weekend, can't wait ( if the weather does'nt turn to shit that is )

Been a while .....

[telliman]

My bad i had the wrong person in mind, was thinking about the guy that was at Ken Fells early on this year on the CR500

it was greg henson i think, on a dave leary cr500, it still had nothing on toby summers yz450f with all his trick bits! didnt that cr win the dash for cash up north last year?

[KX500]

One for "Dirty 5 Fans"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy8jkq0o8Q